Transfer steerpoints from the F10 map into the aircraft - DCS: The Way

[RePhil]

2 hours ago, skywalker22 said:

Is this app possible to use in VR? I tired my best, but no luck.

Actually, I managed to designate the green circle on the F10 map, then do the alt+tab to windesktop and click SAVE button in the app (all outside of VR headset, which was just there haning on top of my head - really annoyjing stuff). Would be so awesome to have this app inside VR one day.

works great in VR for me all but no longer have keypad Open the F-10 then Scratch pad hit the LL on bottom of SP. you will see a white dot on the map move the map so the location you want is under the white dot. Hit LL again and you will see the position in SP (I have to) Close SP go back to your F1 view in your air fram then open SP again you will see the cord you then enter them i your nav system. I fly the 60 so I place it in the nav computer. Hope this helps

 

[Comrade Doge]

2 hours ago, skywalker22 said:

Is this app possible to use in VR? I tired my best, but no luck.

Actually I managed to designate the green circle on the F10 map, then do the alt+tab to windesktop and click SAVE button in the app (all outside of VR headset, which was just there haning on top of my head - really annoyjing stuff). Would be so awesome to have this app inside VR one day.

There are keybinds available to use for VR.

[skywalker22]

9 hours ago, Comrade Doge said:

There are keybinds available to use for VR.

Oh, didn't know that. Thx a lot.

[GIJoeHole]

Not sure how to report a bug for theWay (which is a must!). Something changed in the F-16 recently. If the waypoint you want to add isn't the next one after the current flight plan, dobber down once goes to the Northing entry instead of MAN or AUTO, so theWay tries to put the Northing entry in the Easting fields. Adding the waypoint as the next one allows the Way to function as normal but I like to start my target points at 31. 

[skywalker22]

If I delete waypoints I created (lets say Waypoint 1, Waypoint 2, Waypoint 3), next waypoints I am going to create will contunue to enumerate from the last one; enumeration will not start with Waypoint 1, but will go on with Waypoint 4, Waypoint 5 and so on. Why is that so?

I see two issues here:

1. If I delete waypoint, they should stay deleted - enumeration of waypoints should start from the begining (so again from the Waypoint 1)

2. If importing waypoints into a plane, it will not import just the waypoints currently listed, but it it will also import all previously "deleted". 

Can this be fixed?

If I need waypoints, I will not delete them anyway, but if I delete them, that means I don't need them any more (else, why is the delete option there?).

f-16_sam_TheWay_1.trk

[Comrade Doge]

37 minutes ago, skywalker22 said:

If I delete waypoints I created (lets say Waypoint 1, Waypoint 2, Waypoint 3), next waypoints I am going to create will contunue to enumerate from the last one; enumeration will not start with Waypoint 1, but will go on with Waypoint 4, Waypoint 5 and so on. Why is that so?

I see two issues here:

1. If I delete waypoint, they should stay deleted - enumeration of waypoints should start from the begining (so again from the Waypoint 1)

2. If importing waypoints into a plane, it will not import just the waypoints currently listed, but it it will also import all previously "deleted". 

Can this be fixed?

If I need waypoints, I will not delete them anyway, but if I delete them, that means I don't need them any more (else, why is the delete option there?).

f-16_sam_TheWay_1.trk 423.89 kB · 0 downloads

Yes this is planned as a fix

[skywalker22]

9 minutes ago, Comrade Doge said:

Yes this is planned as a fix

Amazing  

[rtiny33]

On 8/2/2023 at 3:51 PM, Comrade Doge said:

There are keybinds available to use for VR.

Afternoon could you please explain the keybinds for VR?  I'm using the old version scratch pad and keyboard, but I only fly in VR so that works but would like to have the way enable to use in VR not 2d. is there a file that works for use in VR.. Thanks in advance..tiny

[Str][ker]

21 hours ago, rtiny33 said:

Afternoon could you please explain the keybinds for VR?  I'm using the old version scratch pad and keyboard, but I only fly in VR so that works but would like to have the way enable to use in VR not 2d. is there a file that works for use in VR.. Thanks in advance..tiny

Hi! I made a video to show how to use this in VR effectively. I also showed how I use the key binds. Basically there are three for VR, one to send a waypoint to The Way (made super easy in VR with Scratch Pad), one to send the waypoints to your aircraft (this still requires popping out to the desktop even after selecting don't ask again).. hopefully this gets fixed), and one to delete the waypoints in The Way (this is also bugged but a fix is pending). 

 

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by Str][ker

[Str][ker]

I wanted to make sure that this bug was also noticed and potentially fixed with this update. I noticed that even if I don't delete the waypoints from The Way and I send them to my aircraft, the waypoints are sent twice.

Here's how this happened for me.

1) Entered 8 waypoints into The Way.

2) Started the transfer process. I made a mistake and adjusted something which messed up the entry for The Way. It wound up finishing but I had to re-enter them.

3) I went back to the starting waypoint which I wanted in the Aircraft and hit Transfer Waypoints to Aircraft

4) The Way entered 16 Waypoints (only 8 were in The Way). It went through the 8 Waypoints twice (1-8 and then 1-8)

[Floyd1212]

5 hours ago, Str][ker said:

I wanted to make sure that this bug was also noticed and potentially fixed with this update.

If you read above, it appears this is one of the fixes the author is currently working on.

[Str][ker]

2 hours ago, Floyd1212 said:

If you read above, it appears this is one of the fixes the author is currently working on.

Which post details this? I have seen that he intends to fix the issue with respect to how previously deleted waypoints are still imported. I submitted a bug report on this as well. I have not seen mention of how the system will import waypoints twice as I detailed above.

Also, I was submitting specific means of reproducing the problem to help with the bug fixes.

Edited August 6, 2023 by Str][ker

[Chrisreb1]

Odd - with DCS open in editor the green plus is grayed out.

[Comrade Doge]

22 minutes ago, Chrisreb1 said:

Odd - with DCS open in editor the green plus is grayed out.

Correct, it will not work in the mission editor. Only when you are slotted in.

As for the other bugs, I will try to release a hotfix as soon as I can

[CrimsonGhost]

Just found out about this amazing tool and have been loving it! Do have one question/suggestion. As the F-15E has Waypoints and Target Points, is it possible for the tool to ask which type of point we are trying to set up and then program accordingly? The difference in the 2 types of points being a "." at the end of a target point and needing to be at ground level. So "6" would be waypoint 6, and "6." would be target point 6. This would be very useful for slewing the TGP and A/G radar onto target points. If this is something that could be added to this already fantastic tool it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[Comrade Doge]

Hello all, check out the latest release with some bugfixes: https://github.com/aronCiucu/DCSTheWay/releases/tag/v2.1.3

[Str][ker]

29 minutes ago, Comrade Doge said:

Hello all, check out the latest release with some bugfixes: https://github.com/aronCiucu/DCSTheWay/releases/tag/v2.1.3

Awesome work! Thank you for pulling this together! The issues with deleted waypoints is fixed! That was a big one.

The issue with the checkbox "Don't Ask Again" is still present. I tried multiple times, selecting the box and then Confirming the transfer but if I tell it to enter some more waypoints, I have to drop out to the desktop and confirm again. This is obviously not a deal breaker but it would be great if we could get this implemented some day as it would help smoothen out the work flow for VR pilots. 

Thank you once again for making this and getting the other bug(s) fixed.

[skywalker22]

On 8/5/2023 at 1:52 PM, skywalker22 said:

If I delete waypoints I created (lets say Waypoint 1, Waypoint 2, Waypoint 3), next waypoints I am going to create will contunue to enumerate from the last one; enumeration will not start with Waypoint 1, but will go on with Waypoint 4, Waypoint 5 and so on. Why is that so?

I see two issues here:

1. If I delete waypoint, they should stay deleted - enumeration of waypoints should start from the begining (so again from the Waypoint 1)

2. If importing waypoints into a plane, it will not import just the waypoints currently listed, but it it will also import all previously "deleted". 

Can this be fixed?

1. has not been fixed, enumeration still goes on, even if I delete all waypoints from the list. If there is no waypoint currently in the list, enumeratiuon should start again with Waypoint 1. 

2. has been fixed with the latest update

[Valium]

I still have some problems with 'no connection to dcs'.

I downloaded it, go to saved games/dcs/script, paste TheWay file there. There wasn't any Export.lua so I created it by notepad and paste local TheWayLfs=require('lfs'); dofile(TheWayLfs.writedir()..'Scripts/TheWay.lua') there. Then, I turned on TheWay Setup 2.1.3 and it opened the window. Then, I turned DCS on, set my mission with F-16 and I see 'no connection to dcs'.nullnull

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Edited August 15, 2023 by Valium

[AstroEma]

On 8/11/2023 at 12:44 AM, Comrade Doge said:

Hello all, check out the latest release with some bugfixes: https://github.com/aronCiucu/DCSTheWay/releases/tag/v2.1.3

Hello again! 

The issue of the black box in the F10 Map is still not resolved for me. The black box is now smaller than it was before so something has change for the better but it is still there. I would say it is now half the size it was before. 

[Comrade Doge]

14 hours ago, Valium said:

I still have some problems with 'no connection to dcs'.

I downloaded it, go to saved games/dcs/script, paste TheWay file there. There wasn't any Export.lua so I created it by notepad and paste local TheWayLfs=require('lfs'); dofile(TheWayLfs.writedir()..'Scripts/TheWay.lua') there. Then, I turned on TheWay Setup 2.1.3 and it opened the window. Then, I turned DCS on, set my mission with F-16 and I see 'no connection to dcs'.nullnull

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It is because your Export.lua is not actually a .lua file, it is a .txt file if you pay attention. Make sure you're actually creating a lua file (you can check by activating the filename extensions)

 

9 hours ago, AstroEma said:

Hello again! 

The issue of the black box in the F10 Map is still not resolved for me. The black box is now smaller than it was before so something has change for the better but it is still there. I would say it is now half the size it was before. 

Hello, i am having trouble reproducing it myself, can you PM me your PC specs, Windows version etc so I can try to make a correlation between those.

[Valium]

You're right but I have no idea how to convert it from .txt to .lua.

[Floyd1212]

First, you need to show file extensions in your OS.

1. Open File Explorer (open any folder).
2. Click the View tab.
3. Select "File name extension" so the box is checked.
4. Filename extensions will now be visible.

Now you can see that your file is actually called "Export.lua.txt".  Click on the file name to edit it, and get rid of the .txt at the end.

[Str][ker]

On 8/13/2023 at 8:49 AM, skywalker22 said:

1. has not been fixed, enumeration still goes on, even if I delete all waypoints from the list. If there is no waypoint currently in the list, enumeratiuon should start again with Waypoint 1. 

2. has been fixed with the latest update

I have not had this issue with enumeration. If I delete all waypoints and push a new waypoint to The Way, I get it starting at Waypoint 1. I've tested this a few times. I would suggest uninstalling using the uninstaller and then go through the full install including copying the latest .lua file.

[skywalker22]

1 hour ago, Str][ker said:

I have not had this issue with enumeration. If I delete all waypoints and push a new waypoint to The Way, I get it starting at Waypoint 1. I've tested this a few times. I would suggest uninstalling using the uninstaller and then go through the full install including copying the latest .lua file.

Will try that, thx.

PS: I reinstalled as you said, I also deleted folder in Roaming folder, but its no batter. Still enumeration of waypoints does not start with 1 after I delete all from the list.

Edited August 16, 2023 by skywalker22